A school history class doesn't give you a sense of the spirit of the times the way Clarke or Burke do. This may sound elitist but when I hear my own generation (millennial) talk about the past I feel like I'm hearing an aural caricature.
Unfortunately you'll notice all my examples of excellent documentary making are unusually old examples of television.
I suspect that between advertisers demand and a culture uncomfortable with bold or frankly even nuanced ideas you just cannot make good television for a large audience.
Adam Curtis for example still makes interesting documentaries from a centrist political perspective but he is notable precisely because he is rare. I think "Curtis and then who?".
Many geeks I assume, have gotten rid of their televisions for that reason.
A school history class doesn't give you a sense of the spirit of the times the way Clarke or Burke do. This may sound elitist but when I hear my own generation (millennial) talk about the past I feel like I'm hearing an aural caricature.
Unfortunately you'll notice all my examples of excellent documentary making are unusually old examples of television.
I suspect that between advertisers demand and a culture uncomfortable with bold or frankly even nuanced ideas you just cannot make good television for a large audience.
Adam Curtis for example still makes interesting documentaries from a centrist political perspective but he is notable precisely because he is rare. I think "Curtis and then who?".
Many geeks I assume, have gotten rid of their televisions for that reason.